Creating a Pendulum drum and bass beat like Watercolour in Reason/Record

This quick tutorial shows how to create a basic DnB beat, like the one from Pendulum's Watercolour, in Propellerhead Reason. It covers principles of layering samples and using EQ and compression to create composite kick and snare sounds, as well as which beat to place them on and how to tweak panning to get the right effect. The full script for the tutorial is at www.infinitefiremusic.com along with other lessons and tips and my own music!

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[bushofghosts1]

great tutorial! So you do find that when layering drums it is better to eq them together as one instead of eqing them individually?

[stuartmlambert]

@bushofghosts1 I do it both ways, depending on the original samples being used. In this, the two kick samples complemented each other nicely, for instance, so it sounded better to just EQ and compress them together. If I had made the beat in Pro Tools, I'd be more likely to shape each sample individually.

[quazimododry]

forgive my ignorance but which program is this using? is it free? if not, are there other free beat/sound creators online anywhere?

[stuartmlambert]

@quazimododry This was done using Reason. There are some free or inexpensive shareware DAWs out there although I've not used them so others might be better able to comment. I think Reaper is supposed to be good. There are tonnes of free plugins available for making beats.

[SGR14TV]

did you know that sigma posted this video link on his twitter? thats major!

[stuartmlambert]

@SGR14TV Jeez - I wasn't aware.., but that is awesome...! I tweeted them. #starstruck. Amazing - thanks for flagging!

[Azatis]

@stuartmlambert Good job , isnt there any program similar to this that someone can work with other sequencers/programs like Cubase ?

im Cubase 5 fan here , any recommendations? Thnx

[exarmee]

Nice Tutorial...Check out my Tutorial Channel....Cheers

[harleynog]

its a tutorial.. dont just forget somepeople trying know alot less than you :/ you assume alot,,, also try a higher res so we can see a wee better,,

still thankyou worked it all out in the end

[massman75]

yooooooo, HOW DO I INSALL REBIRTH???

[bushofghosts1]

@stuartmlambert ok cool thanks!

[TimothySharpe]

STOP SMACKING OUR MOUTH!